Guide To Diagnosing, Preventing, And Treating Tardive Dyskinesia

Tardive dyskinesia is a syndrome that produces neurologic symptoms in an individual who has been treated with the long-term use of neuroleptic drugs. These types of drugs are typically prescribed for disorders of psychiatric nature, neurological disorders, and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. This syndrome is characterized by purposeless, repeating, and involuntary movements of an affected individual's body. These movements are sudden, jerky, stiff, and uncontrollable.